NATO

By Robert Wall
Lithuania has become the latest NATO member to select the Embraer C-390 as its future airlifter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Joint efforts between four Nordic air forces to be able to seamlessly fight as one are making steady progress, says Sweden’s air chief, Maj. Gen. Jonas Wikman.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
While Trump rattles alliances, Europe is betting big on U.S. jets while keeping its own in play.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Richard Aboulafia
The June 24-25 NATO summit and Trump’s threatened imposition of 50% tariffs on EU imports on July 9 are casting dark foreshadowings over this year’s air show.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
In addition to learning lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War, the French Air and Space Force is working on defense in space.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
UK defense spending is on a “clear path” to rise to 2.6% of GDP by 2027.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Joe Anselmo
Russia’s war with Ukraine and the Trump administration’s vacillations are pushing up defense budgets and military industry hopes in Europe.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Europe’s first defense and space commissioner, a self-proclaimed transatlanticist, sets an “ambitious” agenda for the region’s defense.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
As the Paris Air Show opens, tensions between Europe and the U.S. are at a new high.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau, Robert Wall
From commercial aircraft to defense to space, CEO Guillaume Faury looks to shape Airbus’ path forward.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The Canadian government on June 9 committed to pouring another C$9.3 billion ($6.8 billion) into defense spending this year.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Five additional NATO members have joined a coalition of western countries aiming to help Ukraine bolster its electronic warfare capabilities.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Canada, Denmark, Norway and Poland have joined a NATO project to increase flight training capacity and reduce reliance on facilities in the U.S.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Robert Wall
A NATO ambition for member states to spend 5% of their GDP on defense will be on the agenda when the heads of member governments convene later this month.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The UK is mulling a nuclear sharing role in NATO amid a strategic defense overhaul.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the UK’s military will be adapted to warfighting readiness in response to a new era of global instability.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
NATO is kicking off a new round of outreach to dual-use companies to tackle some of the thorniest problems the alliance faces.
Satellites

By Craig Caffrey
For the first time since early on in World War II, Europe is set to spend more on the acquisition of military equipment than the U.S. this year.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
It is hard to hear aircraft take off amid the noise of metal being machined in the workshops of the Turkish Air Force’s 2nd Air Maintenance Factory Directorate.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Saab formally declared the GlobalEye aircraft a candidate for Canada’s requirement for an airborne early warning and control platform.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Saab is preparing for higher output for Global Eye airborne early warning and control system aircraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Joseph Schneider
Failure to adapt NATO in the current geopolitical situation risks fracturing the alliance and empowering adversaries.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jens Flottau
Even before champagne is uncorked at Le Bourget, aerospace, defense and space are suffering a White House-induced hangover.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Craig Caffrey and Rachel Hutchison
Once unthinkable, Europe now outspends the U.S. in some defense figures, but building back its arsenal will take time.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
From helicopters to space, Europe is investing to advance next-generation systems.
Budget, Policy & Operations